+2009-05-04 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ bison: catch bad symbol names.
+ * src/scan-gram.l({int}{id}): Report as an invalid identifier.
+ * tests/input.at: Adjust.
+
+2009-05-04 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ identifiers: dashes are letters.
+ Dashes can now start identifiers (symbols and directives).
+
+ * src/scan-gram.l ({letter}): Add dash.
+ ({id}): Remove it.
+ * tests/input.at (Symbols): Adjust.
+ Remove stray comment.
+ * tests/regression.at (Invalid inputs): Adjust error message.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Symbols): Update.
+
+2009-05-01 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Declare %code to be a permanent feature.
+ * NEWS (2.4.2): Here.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Prologue Alternatives): Don't say it's
+ experimental.
+ (Decl Summary): Likewise.
+
+2009-04-30 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Convert underscores to dashes in some %define variable names.
+ For now, just api.push-pull and lr.keep-unreachable-states.
+ Maintain old names for backward compatibility.
+ * NEWS (2.5): Document.
+ * data/c.m4 (b4_identification): Update comment.
+ * data/yacc.c: Update access.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo: Update.
+ * etc/bench.pl.in (bench_push_parser): Update use.
+ * src/files.c (tr): Move to...
+ * src/getargs.c, src/getargs.h (tr): ... here because I can't
+ think of a better place to expose it. My logic is that, for all
+ uses of tr so far, command-line arguments can be involved, and
+ getargs.h is already included.
+ * src/main.c (main): Update access.
+ * src/muscle_tab.c (muscle_percent_define_insert): Convert old
+ variable names to new variable names before assigning value.
+ * src/reader.c (reader): Update setting default.
+ * tests/calc.at: Update uses.
+ * tests/conflicts.at (Unreachable States After Conflict
+ Resolution): Update use.
+ * tests/input.at (%define enum variables): Update use.
+ (%define backward compatibility): New test group.
+ * tests/push.at: Update uses.
+ * tests/reduce.at: Update uses.
+ * tests/torture.at: Update uses.
+
+2009-04-30 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Set all front-end %define defaults in one place.
+ * src/main.c (main): Move lr.keep_unreachable_states default...
+ * src/reader.c (reader): ... to here.
+
+2009-04-29 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Rename lr.default_reductions to lr.default-reductions.
+ * NEWS (2.5): Here.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo: Here.
+ * src/lalr.c (initialize_LA): Here.
+ * src/print.c (print_reductions): Here.
+ * src/reader.c (reader): Here.
+ * src/tables.c (action_row): Here.
+ * tests/input.at (%define enum variables): Here.
+ * tests/reduce.at (AT_TEST_LR_DEFAULT_REDUCTIONS): Here.
+
+2009-04-29 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Pacify ./configure --enable-gcc-warnings.
+ * tests/input.at (Symbols): Prototype yyerror and yylex.
+
+2009-04-29 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Document how `%define "var" "value"' is not M4-friendly.
+ * src/parse-gram.y (variable): In comments here.
+
+2009-04-24 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Clean up recent patches a little.
+ Reported by Akim Demaille.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Understanding): Fix typos.
+ * src/print.c (print_reductions): Don't use negated variable.
+
+2009-04-24 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ List accepted values for a %define enum variable with an invalid value.
+ Suggested by Akim Demaille at
+ <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bison-patches/2009-04/msg00082.html>.
+ * data/bison.m4 (_b4_percent_define_check_values): Implement.
+ * src/muscle-tab.c (muscle_percent_define_check_values): Implement.
+ * tests/input.at (%define lr.default_reductions invalid values): Merge
+ into...
+ (%define enum variables): ... here, and update output.
+
+2009-04-23 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Rename "default rule" to "default reduction".
+ This includes changing variable names in code, changing
+ comments, and renaming %define lr.default_rules to %define
+ lr.default_reductions.
+ * NEWS (2.5): Update IELR documentation.
+ * data/bison.m4 (b4_integral_parser_tables_map): Adjust YYDEFACT
+ documentation.
+ * data/glr.c, data/lalr1.java: Sync copyright dates.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Decl Summary): Adjust lr.default_reductions
+ and lr.type documentation. Make some other wording
+ improvements.
+ (Glossary): Adjust cross-references and Default Reduction
+ definition.
+ * src/lalr.c (state_lookahead_tokens_count): Adjust code.
+ Remove a confusing comment pointed out by Akim Demaille.
+ (initialize_LA): Adjust code.
+ * src/print-xml.c (print_reductions): Adjust code.
+ * src/print.c (print_reductions): Adjust code.
+ * src/reader.c (reader): Adjust code.
+ * src/tables.c (action_row): Adjust code.
+ (token_actions): Adjust code.
+ * src/tables.h: Adjust YYDEFACT documentation.
+ * tests/input.at (%define lr.default_rules invalid values):
+ Rename test group to...
+ (%define lr.default_reductions invalid values): ... this, and
+ update grammar file and expected output.
+ * tests/reduce.at (AT_TEST_LR_DEFAULT_RULES): Rename to...
+ (AT_TEST_LR_DEFAULT_REDUCTIONS): ... this, and update.
+
+2009-04-21 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ tests: check the use of dashes and periods in symbols.
+ * tests/input.at (Symbol): New test group.
+
+2009-04-21 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Document %define lr.type and lr.default_rules.
+ * NEWS (2.5): Add an entry.
+ * src/getargs.c (usage): Mention IELR(1) and canonical LR(1)
+ besides just LALR(1) and GLR(1).
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Introduction): Likewise.
+ (Language and Grammar): Bison is no longer limited to LALR(1)
+ restrictions.
+ (GLR parsing): Say deterministic or LR(1) rather than LALR(1)
+ when trying to distinguish from GLR. Talk about LR(1) grammars
+ rather than LALR(1) grammars.
+ (Decl Summary): In %define api.push_pull entry, say it applies
+ to deterministic parsers in C rather than LALR(1) parsers in C.
+ Add lr.default_rules entry.
+ Add lr.type entry.
+ (Mystery Conflicts): Bison is no longer limited to LALR(1)
+ restrictions.
+ (Generalized LR Parsing): Same changes as for the previous GLR
+ section.
+ (Memory Management): Say deterministic rather than LALR(1).
+ (Understanding): Correct some bison output.
+ Index discussion of "accepting state".
+ Say deterministic rather than LALR(1).
+ (Bison Options): In --yacc entry, say deterministic rather than
+ LALR(1).
+ In --report, --graph, and --xml entries, just don't mention
+ LALR(1).
+ (C++ Parsers): Say deterministic rather than LALR(1).
+ (Table of Symbols): Likewise in YYSTACK_USE_ALLOCA entry.
+ (Glossary): Add Accepting State, Consistent State, Default Rule,
+ and IELR(1) definitions.
+ In Generalized LR (GLR) definition, make same changes as in
+ previous GLR sections.
+ In LALR(1) definition, say Bison uses LALR(1) by default rather
+ than implying Bison is limited to LALR(1).
+ (LocalWords): Add IELR.
+
+2009-04-21 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Finish implementing %define lr.type.
+ Its value can be "LALR", "IELR", or "canonical LR".
+ * lib/timevar.def (TV_IELR_PHASE1): New var.
+ (TV_IELR_PHASE2): New var.
+ (TV_IELR_PHASE3): New var.
+ (TV_IELR_PHASE4): New var.
+ * src/Makefile.am (bison_SOURCES): Add AnnotationList.c,
+ AnnotationList.h, InadequacyList.c, InadequacyList.h, Sbitset.c,
+ Sbitset.h, ielr.h, and ielr.c.
+ * src/getargs.h, src/getargs.c (enum trace, trace_args,
+ trace_types): Add trace_ielr.
+ * src/lalr.h, src/lalr.c (ngotos): Export it.
+ (F): Rename to...
+ (goto_follows): ... this, update all uses, and export it.
+ (set_goto_map): Export it.
+ (map_goto): Export it.
+ (compute_lookahead_tokens): Don't free goto_follows yet. Now
+ handled in ielr.
+ (initialize_LA): Export it. Move lookback allocation to...
+ (lalr): ... here because, for canonical LR, initialize_LA must
+ be invoked but lookback and much of the rest of LALR isn't
+ needed.
+ * main.c (main): Instead of lalr, invoke ielr, which invokes
+ lalr.
+ * src/reader.c (reader): Default lr.type to "LALR".
+ Default lr.default_rules to "accepting" if lr.type is "canonical
+ LR". Leave the default as "all" otherwise.
+ Check for a valid lr.type value.
+ * src/state.h, src/state.c (struct state_list): Add state_list
+ member.
+ (state_new): Initialize state_list member to NULL.
+ (state_new_isocore): New function, exported.
+ * tests/existing.at (AT_TEST_EXISTING_GRAMMAR): New macro that
+ exercises all values of lr.type.
+ (GNU AWK Grammar): Rename test group to...
+ (GNU AWK 3.1.0 Grammar): ... this, and extend to use
+ AT_TEST_EXISTING_GRAMMAR.
+ (GNU Cim Grammar): Extend to use AT_TEST_EXISTING_GRAMMAR.
+ (GNU pic Grammar): Rename test group to...
+ (GNU pic (Groff 1.18.1) Grammar): ... this, and extend to use
+ AT_TEST_EXISTING_GRAMMAR.
+ * tests/reduce.at (AT_TEST_LR_TYPE): New macro that exercises
+ all values of lr.type.
+ (Single State Split): New test groups using AT_TEST_LR_TYPE.
+ (Lane Split): Likewise.
+ (Complex Lane Split): Likewise.
+ (Split During Added Lookahead Propagation): Likewise.
+
+2009-04-21 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Add new files for IELR and canonical LR implementation.
+ * src/AnnotationList.c: New.
+ * src/AnnotationList.h: New.
+ * src/InadequacyList.c: New.
+ * src/InadequacyList.h: New.
+ * src/Sbitset.c: New.
+ * src/Sbitset.h: New.
+ * src/ielr.c: New.
+ * src/ielr.h: New.
+
+2009-04-20 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Implement %define lr.default_rules.
+ Its value describes the states that are permitted to contain
+ default rules: "all", "consistent", or "accepting".
+ * src/reader.c (reader): Default lr.default_rules to "all".
+ Check for a valid lr.default_rules value.
+ * src/lalr.c (state_lookahead_tokens_count): If lr.default_rules
+ is "accepting", then only mark the accepting state as
+ consistent.
+ (initialize_LA): Tell state_lookahead_tokens_count whether
+ lr.default_rules is "accepting".
+ * src/tables.c (action_row): If lr.default_rules is not "all",
+ then disable default rules in inconsistent states.
+ * src/print.c (print_reductions): Use this opportunity to
+ perform some assertions about whether lr.default_rules was
+ obeyed correctly.
+ * tests/local.at (AT_TEST_TABLES_AND_PARSE): New macro that
+ helps with checking the parser tables for a grammar.
+ * tests/input.at (%define lr.default_rules invalid values): New
+ test group.
+ * tests/reduce.at (AT_TEST_LR_DEFAULT_RULES): New macro using
+ AT_TEST_TABLES_AND_PARSE.
+ (`no %define lr.default_rules'): New test group generated by
+ AT_TEST_LR_DEFAULT_RULES.
+ (`%define lr.default_rules "all"'): Likewise.
+ (`%define lr.default_rules "consistent"'): Likewise.
+ (`%define lr.default_rules "accepting"'): Likewise.
+
+2009-04-20 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ Formatting change.
+
+2009-04-20 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ bison: factoring.
+ * src/output.c (token_definitions_output): Use symbol_id_get
+ instead of duplicating its logic.
+ * TODO (YYERRCODE): Extend.
+
+2009-04-20 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ variables: prefer error-verbose to error_verbose.
+ * data/bison.m4 (b4_error_verbose_if): Based on error-verbose
+ instead of error_verbose.
+ * src/scan-gram.l (%error-verbose): Map to the error-verbose
+ variable.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo: Promote %define error-verbose instead of
+ %error-verbose.
+ * tests/actions.at: Prefer %define error-verbose to %error-verbose.
+
+2009-04-15 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ variables: accept dashes.
+ * data/bison.m4 (b4_percent_define_if_define_): Also map dashes to
+ underscores.
+ * src/scan-gram.l ({id}): Also accept dashes after the initial
+ letter.
+ ({directive}): Use {id}.
+ * src/parse-gram.y: Comment and formatting changes.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Symbols): Adjust the lexical definitions of
+ symbols.
+ * src/complain.h, src/complain.c (yacc_at): New.
+ * src/symtab.c (symbol_new): Use yacc_at to report inappropriate
+ symbol names.
+ * src/output.c (token_definitions_output): Do not #define token
+ names with dashes.
+
+2009-04-20 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ Consistently refer to Yacc, not YACC.
+ * src/getargs.c (usage, warnings_args): s/YACC/Yacc/.
+
+2009-04-17 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Pacify make maintainer-check-posix.
+ * tests/input.at (%define, --define): Move bison command-line
+ options before grammar file name.
+
+2009-04-04 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Document semicolon warnings.
+ * NEWS (2.5): Here.
+
+2009-04-14 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ variables: use `parse.assert' instead of `assert'.
+ * TODO (assert): Remove.
+ * data/bison.m4 (b4_assert_if): Replace with...
+ (b4_parse_assert_if): this.
+ * data/lalr1.cc, data/variant.hh, tests/c++.at: Adjust.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Decl Summary): Document parse.assert.
+
+2009-04-14 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ variables: use `parse.trace' instead of `debug'.
+ * src/getargs.c (getargs): Map -t to %define trace.parse.
+ * src/scan-gram.l (%debug): Map to %define trace.parse.
+ * data/bison.m4 (b4_percent_define_if_define): Map `.' in variable
+ names to `_' in macro names.
+ (b4_debug_if): Replace with...
+ (b4_parse_trace_if): this.
+ * data/glr.c, data/glr.cc, data/lalr1.cc, data/lalr1.java,
+ * data/yacc.c: Adjust.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Decl Summary): Document %debug as obsoleted.
+ Use @code to label the variable list.
+ Document the variable parse.trace.
+ (Tracing): Promote the parse.trace variable.
+ * TODO: %printer is not documented.
+
+2009-04-14 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ doc: minor fixes.
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Decl Summary): Fix entry about %debug.
+ (Table of Symbols): Remove duplicate entry for %debug.
+
+2009-04-10 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
+
+ submodules: update to latest
+ * submodules/autoconf: Use latest upstream Autoconf.
+
+2009-04-06 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
+
+ Work around autoconf 2.63b bug in testsuite.
+ * tests/output.at (AT_CHECK_OUTPUT_FILE_NAME): Avoid tripping
+ autoconf bug related to # in test.
+
+2009-04-06 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ * NEWS (2.5): New section. Describe new -D/--define feature.
+
+2009-04-06 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ Regen.
+ * src/parse-gram.h, src/parse-gram.c: Regen.
+
+2009-04-06 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ rename muscle_tab.* as muscle-tab.* for consistency.
+ * src/muscle_tab.h, src/muscle_tab.c: Rename as...
+ * src/muscle-tab.h, src/muscle-tab.c: these.
+ * src/getargs.c, src/local.mk, src/main.c, src/output.c,
+ * src/parse-gram.y, src/reader.c, src/scan-code.l: Adjust.
+
+2009-04-06 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ Makefile: introduce $(BISON).
+ * src/local.mk (BISON): New.
+ (YACC): Use it.
+
+2009-04-06 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ parser: handle %locations as %define locations.
+ * src/getargs.h, src/getargs.c (locations_flag): Remove.
+ * src/getargs.c, src/scan-code.l: Use muscle_percent_define_ensure
+ to set "locations" to true.
+ * src/output.c (prepare): Don't output "locations".
+ * src/scan-gram.l (%locations): Handle it as a %<flag>.
+ * src/parse-gram.y: It's no longer a token.
+ Don't handle it.
+ * data/bison.m4 (b4_locations_if): Define it with
+ b4_percent_define_if_define.
+ * data/c.m4, data/glr.cc: Adjust.
+
+2009-04-06 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ Regen.
+ * src/parse-gram.c: Regen.
+
+2009-04-06 Akim Demaille <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+ muscle: factor the handling of obsolete of obsolete directives.
+ Suggested by Joel E. Denny.
+
+ * src/muscle_tab.h, src/muscle_tab.c (muscle_percent_define_ensure):
+ New, extracted from...
+ * src/parse-gram.y (prologue_declaration: pure-parser): here.
+ Remove it.
+ (prologue_declaration: "%<flag>"): Use
+ muscle_percent_define_ensure.
+ (%error-verbose, %pure-parser): No longer tokens.
+ * src/scan-gram.l (pure-parser): Return as a %<flag>.
+
+2009-04-06 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Fix options documentation.
+ * build-aux/cross-options.pl: As in --help output, write optional
+ arguments as [=ARG] not =[ARG].
+ * doc/bison.texinfo (Bison Options): Add -W/--warnings argument.
+
+2009-04-04 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
+
+ Replace BISON_PROG_GNU_M4 with Autoconf's AC_PROG_GNU_M4.
+ If the first m4 in $PATH is wrong, it keeps looking. Moreover, its
+ requirements for a correct m4 are stricter.
+ * m4/m4.m4: Make it a symbolic link to submodules/autoconf/m4/m4.m4.
+ * configure.ac: Update to use AC_PROG_GNU_M4.
+ Reported by Eric Blake.
+
2009-04-03 Joel E. Denny <jdenny@ces.clemson.edu>
Help with updating web manual.